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白尾藍仙鶲

简白尾蓝仙鹟 · 繁白尾藍仙鶲

Mandarin · pinyin bái wěi lán xiān wēng

(bird species of China) white-tailed flycatcher (Leucoptilon concretum)

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白: bái · white; pure, unblemished; bright
尾: wěi · tail, extremity; end, stern; 6th lunar mansion, determinative star μ¹ Scorpii (Xamidimura)
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仙: xiān · Taoist super-being, transcendent, immortal
鶲: Look up this written character
蓝: lán · blue; indigo plant; surname
鹟: wēng · flycatcher

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2–3–2–1–1 · bai2 wei3 lan2 xian1 weng1

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